Thai Rak Thai warns opponents to back down demands

Xinhua News Agency;  April 8, 2006 ;     322 words ...Thai Rak Thai warns opponents...against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party, said: "The caretaker prime minister has taken a pause...new caretaker prime minister to take care of...

Thaksin's long shadow over Thai politics; Thailand's ousted prime minister...

The Christian Science Monitor;  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Ousting elected prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra...his ruling Thai Rak Thai party this week...voted for Thai Rak Thai in the voided April...newly appointed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont...between a strong prime minister and one that society...several ...

Thai Coalition Partner Votes to Merge with Ruling Thai Rak Thai

Xinhua News Agency;  January 24, 2002 ;     322 words ......party and mergewith Thai Rak Thai. The party's founder...who serves as deputy prime minister and defense minister...will merge with Thai Rak Thai without any conditions...decided to merge with Thai Rak Thai in order to improve...the same time, Thai Rak ...

Thai Rak Thai wins 16.2 million popular votes: Election Committee

Xinhua News Agency;  April 5, 2006 ;     245 words ...Thai Rak Thai wins 16.2 million popular...election showed that the Thai Rak Thai Party had earned at least...certain that the Thai Rak Thai would be the only party...said. But since the Thai Rak Thai list has only 99 candidates...The popular vote of Thai Rak ...

Thai Rak Thai gets EC rap for rural dole, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  September 6, 2000 ;     430 words ......Commission warned the Thai Rak Thai Party yesterday that...000 each from Thai Rak Thai as "down payment...program if he became prime minister. Some Thai Rak Thai election-hopefuls...the forum allowed Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's party...giveaways would ...

Thai Rak Thai Party to Win 57.5% House Seats: Exit Poll

Xinhua News Agency;  January 6, 2001 ;     304 words ...The popular Thai Rak Thai Party is expected to...The victory for Thai Rak Thai is better than expected...of the winning Thai Rak Thai Party, seems to have...to the post of next prime minister, analysts said. With...to become the next prime minister, although ...

Thai Rak Thai to Control Majority of Thai Cabinet Posts

Xinhua News Agency;  February 1, 2001 ;     326 words ......will become a deputy prime minister and communications...one minister of the prime minister's office, one deputy...opinions with Thai Rak Thai on the choices of...national election, Thai Rak Thai Party grabbed 248...February 4. The new prime minister would ...

2nd Ld Writethru: Thaksin resigns as Thai Rak Thai leader

Xinhua News Agency;  October 3, 2006 ;     202 words ......Thaksin resigns as Thai Rak Thai leader BANGKOK, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has sent...his wish to resign as Thai Rak Thai Party leader, Thai TV channel...Meanwhile, former Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusipitak on Tuesday ...

Party fabrication: constitutional reform and the rise of Thai Rak Thai.

Journal of East Asian Studies;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Thaksin and Thai Rak Thai were those reforms...the power of the prime minister relative to coalition...TRT) party. Thai Rak Thai's 2001 electoral...semidemocratic history. As prime minister, Thaksin has been...and step down as prime minister. (7) While ...

Thai Rak Thai demands PM to name bomb attacks culprits

Xinhua News Agency;  January 2, 2007 ;     245 words ...Thai Rak Thai demands PM to name...Xinhua) -- The Thai Rak Thai Party on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to...spokesman of the Thai Rak Thai Party which is founded...to suspect the Thai Rak Thai by simply stating that...the eve of 2007, the ...

Some 30 members resign from Thai Rak Thai

Xinhua News Agency;  February 9, 2007 ;     172 words ...Some 30 members resign from Thai Rak Thai BANGKOK, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former ruling Thai Rak Thai Party's secretary-general Suwat Liptapanlop...party, which is founded by the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. "I've discussed...Laohapongchana," Suwat, who was also a deputy ...

Thai Rak Thai's Coalition Partner Unveiled

Xinhua News Agency;  January 11, 2001 ;     330 words ......coalition partner of the Thai Rak Thai Party ("Thai Loves Thai...the invitation from Thai Rak Thai, which will dominate the...founded in 1990 by formal prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh who...following year. Meanwhile, Thai Rak Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, the ...

MP Ladawan may join Thai Rak Thai, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  July 28, 1999 ;     420 words ......and join the Thai Rak Thai party, while her father said Thai Rak Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra...to switch to Thai Rak Thai because now people...northerner to be the next prime minister,'' Ladawan stated...allegations that the Thai Rak Thai had been ...

2nd Ld-Writethru: Thai Rak Thai Party wins overwhelming majority in...

Xinhua News Agency;  February 6, 2005 ;     453 words ......Ld-Writethru: Thai Rak Thai Party wins overwhelming...6 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...government. The ruling Thai Rak Thai Party secured an overwhelming...render current Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinavatra...that Thaksin's Thai Rak ...

New party may be founded to replace Thai Rak Thai: media

Xinhua News Agency;  May 4, 2007 ;     163 words ...New party may be founded to replace Thai Rak Thai: media BANGKOK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Three Thai political...new party designed to replace the former ruling Thai Rak Thai Party and become a dominating force to form the next...soon-to-be-formed party which would be led by former Deputy Prime ...